Lateral Officers (Press Release)

by Public Information Officer, Friday, March 11, 2011, 01:00 (2905 days ago)

The Abilene Police Department is still accepting applications for lateral officers. This will be a perpetual process; however we will begin processing current applications April 1, 2011. Those interested can contact the Abilene Police Department’s Training Academy or they can also log onto the Abilene Police Departments website (www.abilenepolice.org) and follow the links for an application. The applicants must be a certified Texas Peace Officer and be licensed by TCLEOSE. The following are the minimum requirements for applicants:

Experience and training equivalent to APD patrol officer and must have been employed by a Texas LE agency within the past year. Training and experience equivalency will be evaluated by the Oral Board. There is no longer a minimum experience requirement.

US Citizen

Max age: 35 or 44 with preferably 5 years cumulative LE or military experience or 45 with 5 years continuous LE or military experience.

Fluently speak, read, and write English

Meet physical requirements

20/20 corrected vision

High school or equivalent

45 college-level hours or 30 college-level hours with 2 years of full-time, continuous LE experience or the ability to obtain 30 hours before probation period is over.

Possess a Texas DL

Not addicted to narcotics and does not excessively use intoxicants

Never convicted of a Class A or above

Not under indictment

Never confessed to a felony offense

No DWI convictions within the past 10 years/not a habitual traffic violator No family violence convictions